Two Wolves

Thanks to my friend Andrea (who got it from her friend Katherine) for posting this on her blog. ...Man! MySpace is really great for this stuff!

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A CHEROKEE TALE

One evening an old Cherokee man told his grandson about a battle that takes place inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.

One is Evil.

It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good.

It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about this for a minute and then asked his grandfather:

"Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."